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Tusi ata valivali i Ie gagana Samoa rna Fa'aperetania
A coloring book in English and Samoan
Written by Francince Jacobs
Illustrated by Mary Beath and Sau Ueligitone
Revised by Nancy Daschbach and translated by Punipuao L1.gai
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Laumei Sami
Sea Turtles
Tusi ata valivali i Ie gagana Samoa rna Fa'aperetania
A coloring book in English and Samoan
Ianuari, 1995
Saunia e Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
i Ie fa'atagana~ai Ie Center for Marine Conservation.
January, 1995
Produced by the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
with permission from the Center for Marine Conservation
3.
4. Laumei
Turtles
o laumei e i Ie aiga meaola repitilia, e a'afia ai Turtles belong to the reptile family, the same family
pili, mo' 0 rna gata. E pei 0 repitilia uma lava, 0
as lizards, geckoes and snakes. Like all reptiles, tur-
Iaumei e una rna mamago 0 latou tino. E Ieai ni
tles have scaly, dry skin, but unlike their crocodile
o latou nifo pei 0 Ie gata rna Ie koiokokaila. 0 Ie
and snake relatives, turtles have no teeth. Turtles
atigi 0 Ie Iaumei e taua 0 Ie karapase, e puipuia
have a shell, called a carapace, that protects it from
mai ai ona fill. E mafai e Ie tele 0 laumei ona
its enemies. Milny turtles can pull their bodies into
fa' amoe mai 0 Iatou tino i totonu 0 Ie atigi ina ia
the shell making it impossible for predators to harm
Ie mafai ai ona fa' atamaia e ona fill. 0 Ie tele
it. Most turtles spend their lives on or near the
lava 0 Iaumei e nonofo latalata i Ie lau'ele'ele. A
land. There is one group of turtles, however, that
e tasi lava Ie ituaiga laumei e nofo lava i Ie vasa i
spends almost all of its life in the ocean: the sea tur-
lona olaga atoa: 0 Ie laumei sami lea. 0 Ie
tle. The sea turtle, unlike many land turtles cannot
Iaumei sami e 'ese'esemaii laumei fanua ona e
pull its body into its shell and its legs have changed
Ie mafai ona fa' amoe mai lona tino i totonu 0
to become more like a fish's fins. You can learn
lona atigi, rna 0 ona vae foi ua pei 0 'apa'apa 0
more about our sea turtles by reading this book and
'ia. 0 Ie faitauina rna valivalia ata 0 lenei tusi 0
Ie a e maua ai se malamalama'aga i 0 tatou
coloring the pictures. Have fun!
laumei sami. Ia Fiafia rna e Manuia.
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5.
6. Laumei Lanumeamata
I Ie faatoa aina' 0 motu 0 Ie Pasefika na faitau The Green Turtle
miliona rna miliona laumei sami na i ai i ona
ogasami. Sa tau leai ni tagata na ola i lena pito 0 Polynesians and other Pacific islanders hunted tur-
Ie lalolagi. E ui lava na fasia laumei rna faaaoga tles, but because there were not many people in this
e tagata 0 motu 0 Ie Pasefika e i ai Polenesia, ae part of the world, turtle were plentiful. When west-
sa tele rna tele pea laumei na ola i lena vaitaimi. ern explorers began Iraveling to America and the
E 0'0 lava ina amata ana fai malaga mai tagata Pacific, there were millions of sea turtles in the seas.
folau su'esu'e i Amerika rna Ie Pasefika na Traders, settlers and pirates who followed the first
faitau miliona laumei sami na i ai. Ina ua amata European explorers found that one kind of sea turtle
ona a mai tagata fa'atau'oloa na iloa ai e i latou had especially tasty meat. This turtle was brown all
e tasi lava Ie ituaiga laumei sami e manaia lana over, grew to about three feet in length and often
'aano i Ie 'ai. E lanu enaena atoa lona tina, e 0'0 weighed some 300 pounds. It grazed in shallow
atu i Ie tolu futu lona umi, rna lona marnafa i Ie of seaweed, or turtle grass, near the shore. Sailors
300 pauna. 0 nei laumei e tata'a i mea papa'u e could easily capture the gentle animal. They could
i ai faaputuga mutiasami e 'aai ai. Na faigafie turn the turtle over onto its back so it was helpless,
ana pu' eina e alii folau nei laumei ona 0 Ie file- tie its flippers, and keep it aboard their ships-to
mu tele. A maua nei laumei ona nonoa lea 0 slaughter when they needed fresh meat. The fat
saga po'o vae rna tu'u i luga 0 va'a mo a latou inside this turtle's body was green from the grass it
mea'ai. 0 Ie ga'o i totonu 0 Ie tino 0 lenei ate, so it was named the green turtle. It is the only
laumei e lanu meamata ona 0 vaG alatau rnea'ai sea turtle that lives only on plants. Today,
tumau. 0 Ie ala foi lea ua faaigoa ai 0 Ie laumei of years later, green turtles are still hunted and
lanumeamata. Pau foi lea a Ie laumei sami na'o Fewer and fewer remain.
vaG lava nei e maua i le sami lana mea'ai tumau.
Eo" 0 mai lava i aso nei 0 10'0 pueina rna fasia
nei laumei sami e tagata, ua ala ai ona faaiti'itia
pea 10 latou fuainumera.
8. Laumei Una
The Hawksbill
o Ie laumei una e foliga lona gutu e pei 0 Ie
manulele 0 Ie hawk e pro agai i laiD rna 0 Ie The hawksbill is th£?A most beautiful sea turtle. Its
mea foi lea na maua mai ai lona igoa. 0 Ie hard, top shell, called the carapace, is made up of
laumei lenei e pito sili lona manaia i laumei dark brown or yellow and brown scales. These
sami uma lava. 0 lona atigi pito i luga e faia i overlap like shingles on a roof The hawksbill's bot-
una lanu enaena malosi tau samasama. 0 una
tom shell is called the plastron. It is yellow. The
nei e pipii Ie isi una i luga a'e 0 Ie isi e pei 0 Ie
atoga 0 apa 0 Ie fale. 0 Ie atigi pito i laiD e lanu skin of its head and flippers has brown patches
samasama. 0 Ie pa'u 0 lona ulu rna ona saga ei rimmed in yellow. The hawksbill gets its name from
ai togitogi e'ena rna alu ai Ie lanu samasam i Ie its beak because the top of it hooks down much like
pi to i fafo. E Iaititi ifo lava i Ie tolu futu lona the bill of a hawk. This sea turtle can grow as large
umi, ae silia atu i Ie 200 pauna lona rnamafa. 0 as three feet long and weigh over two hundred
Ie laumei una rna isi laumei sami e lavea i Ie itu- pounds. Hawksbills and other sea turtles are
aiga meaola 0 repitilia, e tu'ufua i latou rna like turtles that live on land. They have lungs and
manava i Ie okesene i Ie ea. E ui lava e mafai breathe air. Even though sea turtles can hold their
ona taofi a latou rnanava i laiD 0 Ie vai ae tatau breath for many minutes they must come up to
lava ona manu a'e i luga e manava. 0 laumei breathe. Hawksbills swim near coral reefs where
nei e tata'a latalata i 'aau amu e maua ai feed mostly on sponges.
'alu'a1u rna ornomi sami e fiafia latou e 'ai.
10. Laumei Loggerhead The Loggerhead
a loggerhead e fai sina laititi ifo lava rnai Ie
laumei lanumeamata, rna 0 lona rnamafa e i Ie The loggerhead turtle is slightly smaller than the
va 0 Ie 300 rna Ie 400 pauna. 0 ana rnea'ai e green. A loggerhead may weigh between 300 and
aafia ai tama'i pa'a, figota rna isi lava meaola 0 400 pounds. It eats snails, clams, crabs and other
Ie sami e maua i luga 0 a'au. E iloa gofie lenei animals. The loggerhead hunts near coral reefs and
laumei ona 0 lona ulu e lapoa rna lona ua e rocks. You can recognize it by its large, thick head
pu'upu'u lautele. 0 Ie mea foi lea e Ie rnafai ai and broad, short neck. The loggerhead, like other sea
ona faarnoe mai lona ulu i totonu 0 long atigi e turtles, cannot pull its head into its shell the way
pei 0 Iaumei fanua. 0 Ie atigi 0 Ie loggerhead 0 land turtles can. Its shell is like a suit of armor, but
lona ofu tau lea, aua 0 lona ulu rna ona saga e Ie its head and flippers are unprotected. Certain sharks
puipuia. 0 malie rna tafola fe'ai e masani ona and killer whales may attack these parts, but the log-
osofa'ia nei laumei, ae peitai e fai sina tele rna gerhead is big and fast and has few natural enemies.
televave tele 0 i latou rna e to'a laiti 0 latou fill. Color its carapace and skin reddish-brown and the
a lona atigi pito i luga e lanu enaena rnalosi rna plastron yellow.
Ie pito i lalo e lanu samasama.
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12. Laumei Leatherback The Leatherback
o Ie leatherback 0 Ie laumei sami pito sili ona The leatherback (or trunkback) is the largest sea tur-
tele lea. E 0'0 atu lana mamafa i Ie 2,000 pauna
tle living today. It may grow to be eight feet long
a'o lana umi i Ie valu futu. E lanu uliuli lona
and weigh 2,000 pounds. Its overall color is black.
tino atoa rna nai togitogi laiti e alu ai. Pau lea 0
The leatherback is the only sea turtle that does not
Ie laurnei sami e leai sona atigi malo, a e puipuia
have a hard top shell. It is protected instead by thic~
lea e pa'u mafiafia e i ai tuasivi uumi e fitu. E
skin with seven long ridges. Its leathery back gives
malosi lenei laumei e fai malaga i ogasami i Ie
the turtle its name. The leatherback is a great wan-
afe rna afe a maila. 0 Ie rna' oi 0 lenei laumei 0
derer. Its huge front flippers take it thousands of
se tasi ituaiga 'alu'alu (Portuguese man-ot-war)
miles. The leatherback's favorite food is a jellyfish
e taumafai isi meaola 0 Ie sami e 'alo 'ese mai ai
most sea animals avoid-the poisonous Portuguese
ona 0 lana 'oona. 0 Ie leatherback e leai ni ona
man-of-war. Like all sea turtles, the leatherback has
nifo pei lava 0 isi laumei sami ae faaaogaina
no teeth and uses its strong, sharp beak to catch
lona gutu ma'ai e pu'e ai ana mea'ai.
14. Ofaga Laumei Lanumeamata
a Ie laumei lanumearnata ua taunu'u nei i Ie The Green Turtle Nesting
rnatafaga e sauni e tu'u ona fua. Ua faatoa urna
ona ofi rna Ie laurnei po'a i Ie sami latalata ane. A female green turtle arrived offshore at her nesting
Ua 0'0 rnai Ie taimi e tu'u ai ona fua. E faatolu beach alone at night. She mated earlier with a male
pe faafa ona tu'u ona fua i Ie vaitau e tasi. E ui green turtle nearby in the water. It is time for her to
ina saoa'saoa lenei laumei rna televave i Ie vai, lay her eggs. She might nest three or four times dur-
ae telegese rna vasivasi i luga 0 Ie oneone. E ing a single nesting season. Though she is fast and
tolotolo lernu lava 0 ia agai i uta i Ie rnatafaga, well suited to the water, she is slow and in danger
ona 'eli lea 0 Ie pu e rnafai ona oft ai lona tino. land. The female dragged herself out of the sea and
A oft uma loa lona tino ona fa' aaoga lea 0 ona onto the beach up beyond the reach of high tide. She
sagarnuli e sali ai oneone rna fai ai se pu e dug a pit for her body with her flippers. She nested
fa'afoliga 0 se fagu. A mae'a nei gaoioiga ona in it and used her back flippers, like shovels, to scoop
tu'u lernu ifo lea 0 ona fua papa'e larnolemole out a bottle-shaped hole. Now she drops about one~
pei ni polo ping pong e faitau selau Ie aofa'i. A hundred white, leathery eggs that look like ping
uma ona tu 'u ona fua ona tanu lea i Ie one one balls into this hole. When she finishes, she will
rna toe foi atu i Ie sami. A'o foi atu 0 ia i Ie sami the nest with sand and slowly go back to the sea,
e rnasani ona iloa ai tulagavae olona tino i luga leaving a trail behind her. After she is gone,
o Ie oneone. E rnasani ona rnulimuli atu ai taga- may follow this trail and steal her eggs ... or a
ta i nei tulaga ala rna ave fua 0 laumei e 'ai, ae dog may feast on them.
rnaise foi rneaola e i ai taifau e fiafia tele e 'ai
nei fua.
16. Fofoa fua 0 laumei The Hatchlings
o Ie susulu manaia ifo 0 'ave 0 Ie Ia i Iuga 0 Ie The rays of the sun heat the beach, warming the tur-
matafaga, ua fa'amafanafana ai fua 0 Iaumei 0 tle's eggs buried in the sand. The eggs develop in the
10'0 tanu i Ie oneone. Ua amata ona tuputupu nest. They are ready to hatch in about two months.
a'e tama'i Iaumei i Ie fa'amoega rna toe itiiti The hatchlings pick at their shells with a small, sharp
lava ona fofoa lea. I totonu 0 fua ua amata ona point at the front of their snout-this special part
tuitui mai Ie atigi fua i Ie mea ma'ai 0 Ie will disappear after hatching. The hatchlings crack
muagutu 0 Ie tamai Iaumei e sauni ai e sau i their shells. All must hatch at almost the same time,
fafo. E tusa 0 Ie atoa 0 Ie Iua masina ona fofoa for all must share the work to escape from the nest.
uma fa'atasi lea 0 nei fua. E tatau lava ona fofoa The baby turtles scrape away at the sand overhead.
uma i Ie taimi e tasi e fa'afaigofie ai ona latou The sand falls upon their empty shells, forming a
sosoia mai Ie faamoega rna fai malaga atu i Ie platform that allows the hatchlings to rise. In a few
sami. E mavae aso e Iua, ona mafai lea ona latou days, they have scraped their way to the roof of the
0'0 ifo i luga 0 Ie oneone. Mulimuli ane, i Ie po nest. Then, at night, or in the early morning, little
po'o Ie vaveao foi, 0 lea vaaia ai ni tama'i dark heads and flippers wriggle out onto the beach.
laumei pe tusa 0 Ie Iua inisi Ie uumi ua amata Two-inch long hatchlings crawl away and look for the
fetolofi a tu agai i Ie sami. sea.
18. Tautu'uga Agai i Ie Sami
Race to the Sea
Ua lagona i Ie tino 0 Ie tama'i laurnei Ie itu 0
10' 0 i ai Ie santi. 0 Ie rnalosi 0 Ie malamalma
The hatchlings go towards the sea. The brightness
over the water attracts them. They crawl from the
mai o Iuga 0 Ie sami ua faatosina mai lava. Ua
nest and begin their race to the sea. Full of life, but
atili ai ona fa'atopetope Ie tolotolo a Ie tama'i
laumei agai i Ie sami. E molemole 0 latou atigi e defenseless, they scramble across the beach. Their
Ie mafai ai ona puipuia mai mala rna puapuaga.
shells are soft and offer little protection. In some
o manufelelei rna pa'a e tata'a i Ie matafaga e places, lizards, crabs and sea birds catch the tiny tur-
tele ona faaumatia rna 'ai nei tama'i laumei. A
tles and eat them. Many of the hatchlings that make
fai foi e taunu'u atu nisi 0 tarnai laumei i Ie it to the water may be eaten by fish: sharks, snappers,
sami, 0 Ie tele lava e 'ai e fa e i ai malie, taiva,
groupers, jacks and sharp-toothed barracuda. Only
gatala, sapatu rna rnalau. E i'u lava ina totoe
one or two of the hatchlings may live to reach adult-
na'o se tasi pe Iua foi tamai laurnei i Ie faitau
hood. Where they go to spend their first years is a
selau lea na fofoa maL E Ie 0 iloa tonu po' 0 fea e
mystery. It is one of nature's great secrets. Green
o i ai nei laumei rno Ie tausaga atoa pea taunu'u
turtles, for example, are not seen again until they are
i Ie sami. 0 isi laumei pei 0 Ie Iaumei lanurnea-
several years old when they are found feeding off-
mata, e faatoa toe vaaia i lug a 0 a'au 0 'aai i faa- shore of some islands in turtle grass beds. They are
putuga vaG pea atoa Ie tausaga rna ua fai sina
then as big as a dinner plate.
tele pei se ipu 'ai mafolafola.
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20. o Fea e Tu'ufua ai Laumei Sami? Where Sea Turtles Nest
a laumei sami e ofaga rna tu'uma i atunu'u Sea turtles nest in a wide, warm belt around the
vevela. A o'ui Ie taimi 0 Ie a tu'ufua ai, e iloa world. They all return to the same beaches where
Ielei lava e Iawriei Ie matafaga na fofoa mai ai. they themselves hatched. Each kind of sea turtle has
a Ie nofoaga tonu foi lava lea e toe fo'i i ai e its own special places. For some, only one particular
tu'u ai ona fua. Mo isi ituaiga laumei e tasi lava place will do. The Atlantic ridley nests only on one
Ie pito nu'u eo uma e tu'ufua ai. Mo beach on the northeast coast of Mexico (A). The flat-
faataitaiga, 0 Ie laumei Atlantic ridley e tasi lava back lays its eggs only on the coast of northern
Ie matafaga i Ie gataifale 0 Mexico (A) e ofaga Australia (B). Although green turtles are found
rna tu'ufua uma ai. a Ie laumei 0 Ie flatback e nesting in many places, only small numbers of tur-
na'o Ie gataifale lava 0 Ie itu i matu 0 Ausetalia tles will nest in one year. Some green turtles migrate
(B) e tu'u ai ona fua. a Iaumei Ianumeamata e thousands of miles to nest. Greens that feed in
tele nofoaga e 0 i ai. a isi e fai malaga mai i Ie grassy bep.s off Fiji or Vanuatu may travel over 1,000
afe 0 maila mai Fiti po'o Vanuatu agai mai i Ie miles. They cross the western Pacific Ocean to
motu 0 Rose (C), i Arnerika Samoa e ofaga rna return to tiny Rose Atoll (e), in American Samoa,
tu'ufua ai. a se mea ofoofogia pe faapefea ona where they were hatched. It is a wonder that sea tur-
manatua e nei laumei Ie nofoaga tonu lava na tles seem to remember where they were born and that
latou fananau ai, ma toe foi mai e tu'ufua ai. they can find these places again.
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22. Laumei Sami?
Po'o Mea e gaosia mai ai? Sea Turtles? Or Sea Products?
010'0 faaiti'itia pea rna atonu e Ie toe pine ona The sea turtle is disappearing. And once it is gone, it
leai lea 0 ni Iaumei sami. 0 Ie pogai 0 Ienei faafi- will be gone forever. One reason it is disappearing is
tauli ona 0 Ie faa'aogaina e tagata Ie tele 0 Iaumei because people use parts of turtles for food or to make
rno mea taurnafa ae maise ona itutino e gaosia ai different products. The hawksbill is prized for its
ituaiga mea 'eseese. 0 Ie atigi 0 Ie Iaumei una ua shell to make tortoiseshell combs, brush handles, eye-
fa' aaoga e fai ai selu, faamau, mea fai ulu rna isi glass frames, buttons, hair clips and jewelry.
lava teuteuga. 0 isi tagata ua faaaogaina tina 0 Hawksbill and green turtles are killed so they can be
laumei e teuteu ai 0 latou fale. 0 Iaumei lanu- stuffed and hung on walls as decorations. Green tur-
meamata 010"'0 faaurnatia pea rno Ion a 'aano rna tles are slaughtered for their meat and to make turtle
fai ai supo laumei. 0 fusipa "'u, seevae rna ate soup. The skin from the neck and flippers of greens
ta'ita'i ua faia lea rnai Ie pa'u 0 Ie ua rna saga 0 isi and olive ridleys is made into leather for purses and
laumei. Va fa 'aaoga foi Ie ga'0 mai 0 latou tino e shoes. Fat from turtle bodies is used in soaps and
fai ai fasimoli rna kulimi rno foliga 0 tagata. E tele makeup creams. Instead of using other more plenti-
lava isi alananuia rna isi auala e rnafai ona gaosia ful resources for these products, the world's remain-
ai nei mea, ae peitai 0 10' 0 fasia pea rna faaaoga a ing sea turtles are killed. In the United States,
tatou laumei sami 0 10'0 totote. 0 Ie Vnaite Setete American Samoa, and some other countries, it is now
rna isi malo e i ai Amerika Samoa ua i ai tulafono against the law to kill or harm a sea turtle. Maybe if
e faasa ai ona fasimatea pe faatamai'a ai laumei more countries begin to protect sea turtles they will
sami. A faapea e galulue faatasi uma malo 0 Ie not disappear.
lalolagi e puipuia laumei sarni ona turnau lea rna
olaola pea i Iatou.
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24. Pu'eina rna Fasia 0 laurnei
o tagata e nonofo Iatalata i Ie matafaga e masani
ona pu'eina rna faaaoga Iaumei 0 Ie sami e fafa- Turtle Hunting
ga ai 0 latou aiga. 0 tautai na masani ona faaao-
ga tao fagota e fasia ai laumei rna ave e 'ai. 0 isi People who live near the shore have always hunted
taimi e 0 tamaloloa 0 Ie nu'u rna faaaoga upega sea turtles to help feed their families. A fisherman
e pu'e ai Iaumei i Ie taimi eo mai ai i luga e might spear a sea turtle and take it home to eat.
manava. Sa Iaititi Ie fuainumera 0 laumei na Groups of hunters netted sea turtles when they rose
afaina i nei ituaiga fagotaga. Ae peitai sa to breathe and brought them back to their villages for
faateleina pea Ie mana' omia 0 Iaumei rno mea' ai food. For years, when there were many sea turtles,
rna isi lava mea. Na mafai ona maua ai tupe i Ie such hunting seemed to have little affect on their
fa'atauina atu 0 laumei, ae maise mea taulima numbers. But more and more turtles were hunted.
na gaosia ai. Sa tele Ie manuia na maua mai i Ie Money could be made selling sea turtles. So hunters
fasiina rna fa 'atau atu 0 laumei sami. Na atoa Ie took hundreds of turtles in the sea and even on the
selau rna selau laumei 0 Ie sami na fa'atama'ia e land, when they were nesting. Fewer and fewer sea
tagata tulimanu, e 0'0 lava i laumei 0 tau turtles were left until they were almost gone. Laws
tu'ufua. Ma na fai rna mea ua fa'a'itiitia ai now protect sea turtles and forbid trade in turtle
fuainumera 0 laumei sami, e 0'0 lava ina ua products. But not every country has these laws and
seasea ona toe maua. 0 Ie ala foi lea ua i ai nei not everyone obeys them.
tulafono e puipuia ai laumei sami rna ua Ie toe
faatagaina ona toe fai ni fefa'ataua'iga i so'o se
ituaiga mea e fai i laumei. E ui lava ua i ai tula-
fono, ae toatele lava tagata e leo usiusitai i ai.
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26. Fa'amoemoega 0 Laumei Sami
E mafai e tatou ona fa'asaoina laumei sami e ui Hope For the Sea Turtle
ina feagai pea i latou rna Ie tele 0 faafitauli. Afai e
galulue faatasi malo rna ona tagata e puipuia rna Sea Turtles can be saved in spite of all the dangers they
faasao laumei sami, 0 Ie a olaola pea i Iatou. 0 face. If enough people care, if governments help, and if
10'0 i ai foi tagata su'esu'e 010'0 vaai toto'a i the efforts of conservationists succeed, sea turtles will
faafitauli 0 manu rna rneaola ua tau Ie rnaua rna live. Conservationists are people who study the prob-
ua toe'itiiti mou atu. I Ie Pasefika, e i ai fuafuaga 0 lems of endangered animals, or plants, and try to solve
10'0 fai nei i Iaumei lanumeamata. I Ie tausaga them. The Pacific green turtle is the target of one
1993, e tolu Iaumei na vaaia i Rose Atoll, i important conservation experiment. In this project,
Amerika Samoa 0 tu 'ufua ai ma na mafai ai ona female turtles are tagged with small electronic "turtle
fa'apipi'i ai ni tama'i masini. 0 nei llturtle tags" tags" and satellites in space track their movements for
ua mafai ai e alii su'esu'e ona iloa e ala i satelite Ie the next 3 or 4 months. In 1993, three female turtles
mea e 0 i ai nei laumei pe a uma ona tu'ufua. Na were tagged at Rose Atoll in American Samoa. All
ole toatolu 0 Iaumei i Fiti ae tasi na 0'0 i three swam to Fiji. Another turtle went all the way to
Vanuatu. 0 Ie nofoaga lea 0 Ie a nonofo ai mo se Vanuatu. They will spend the next few years there
vaitaimi ami e 'aai ai ona toe foi mai lea i Rose e feeding on sea grass beds. Then these turtles will
tu'ufua ai pe a fai e oiaoia pea i latou. return to Rose Atoll to lay more eggs, if they are still
Afai e le toe pu'eina ma fasia e tatou Iaumei rna
alive. We Pacific islanders can help our sea turtle pop-
'ai ona fua, 0 Ie fesoasoani tele lea ile fa'asaoina 0 ulations by stopping the hunting for eggs or adults. It
laumei sami. 0 laumei sami e silla atu i l~ 20 can take more than 20 years for a sea turtle to begin
tausga ona amata lea ona tu'ufua. Afai e fa'aoia laying eggs. If they are allowed to live so that they can
pea laumei sami e mafai ai ona tu'ufua i latou, 0 mate and lay eggs for the next generations, there will
Ie fesoasoani sill lea e rnafai ona fa' ateleina ai be more turtles in the future.
laumei mo tupulaga 0 aso 0 i luma.
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28. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (FBNMS) thank
the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) for permission to modify its popular coloring book Sea Turtles for use in the Pacific.
The drawings were created by Mary Beath; the original text was written by Francine Jacobs. Text and drawings were modified by
Nancy Daschbach, FBNMS coordinator, and translated by Punipuao Lagai, education coordinator for FBNMS. Cover art and tapa
design are the work of American Samoan artist Sau Ueligitone.
Mary Beath has always been interested in both science and art. She received her B.A. degree in zoology irom Duke University
and later a B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is also a printmaker, using natural forms, rhythms, and colors in
her abstract prints.
Francine Jacobs is the author of dozens of books for young readers including Sea Turtles (William Morrow & Co.). A former
teacher, many of her books are on nature-science subjects. Ms. Jacobs grew up in a small, oceanside community on Long Island,
New York, and the sea and its creatures have always fascinated her. She is an avid conservationist.
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The Center" for Marine Conservation Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located on the
was formed in 1972 as a private, non-profit island of Tutuila in American Samoa. FBNMS protects a small embay-
organization to increase public awareness and ment that includes a thriving coral reef ecosystem. FBNMS operates
understanding of the relationship between our- through a cooperative agreement between the American Samoa
selves and our planet. In response to growing Government's Economic Development Planning Office and NOAA.
human population and demand for marine
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resources, the Center has become a leading
advocate for the protection of the oceans and their wealth of life. The
Center works to maintain biological diversity and the integrity of
ocean ecosystems. -~~
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SANCTUARIES
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Laumei Sami
Sea Turtles
Tusi ata valivali i Ie gagana Samoa rna Fa'aperetania
A coloring book in English and Samoan
Ianuari, 1995
Saunia e Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
i Ie fa'atagana~ai Ie Center for Marine Conservation.
January, 1995
Produced by the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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